Considered one of the global environmental problems,
desertification - land degradation in arid regions - has been high
in the international agenda since the 1970s. However, its solution
is far from being achieved, partly due to its complex and
site-specific chain of causes and partly to the inefficacy of the
institutional arrangements devised to tackle it: the UN Convention
to Combat Desertification and its national implementation. Drawing
on the literature on governance for natural resource management,
this book analyses the desertification control strategy in Peru
focusing on Apurimac, a poor region in the southern Andes suffering
land degradation due to frequent droughts, sloping terrain,
inadequate irrigation practices, deforestation and pasture burning.
Using secondary literature, interviews with authorities and
participatory workshops with farmers, the linkages between
organisations and institutions for managing natural resources in
the region and their relation with the formal strategy to combat
desertification are explored. This book is of interest to
policy-makers and practitioners in the field of rural development
and natural resource management in mountain areas.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
August 2010 |
First published: |
August 2010 |
Authors: |
Paula Castro
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
116 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8383-8509-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
Public administration
|
LSN: |
3-8383-8509-8 |
Barcode: |
9783838385099 |
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